Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’ is a tall, columnar cultivar that broadens as it matures. Its bright, golden-yellow leaves have a shiny sheen in the spring, and it has green-yellow leaves throughout the summer. During the autumn season, the leaves turn yellow, then brown through the winter and fall off prior to the emergence of new leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’ is ideal for use in limited space and makes an excellent choice as a street tree. Fagus sylvatica is deciduous and native to Europe. Learn more about Fagus sylvatica. Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’ is a seedling of Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Green’ that was raised in 1968 by Dick van Hoey-Smith at the Trompenburg Arboretum in Rotterdam, Netherlands.